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1	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition more books like this by Michael Miller add to wishlist "Write the songs that make the whole world sing." A step-by-step guide to writing music, this book shows musicians how to compose simple chord progressions and melodies, and leads them through more advanced compositional techniques and musical forms. Designed for composers of all types of music, it includes instruction on composing stand-alone ... see all copies from $5.49! new only from $9.50! \| SVS
2	Music for Sight Singing more books like this by Thomas Benjamin add to wishlist Designed for the musicianship portion of the freshman theory sequence, Benjamin/Horvit/Nelson, "Music for Sight Singing, Fifth Edition", presents music that is carefully chosen to challenge - not overwhelm - you. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $103.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Harmony and Voice Leading more books like this by Edward Aldwell add to wishlist A traditional music theory text for music majors in the required two-year long theory course. Based on the Shenkerian approach to music theory, Harmony and Voice Leading, Second Edition, provides a coherent point of view in teaching theory. Well chosen musical excerpts exemplify the theory under discussion, and all units have a generous quantity ... see all copies from $2.90! new only from $29.63! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Evening in the Palace of Reason: Bach Meets Frederick the Great in the Age of Enlightenment more books like this by James R Gaines add to wishlist In one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire's heralded 'philosopher-king', the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad-tempered old composer of 'outdated' music, a scorned genius in his last years. The sparks from their brief conflict illuminate a turbulent age. Behind the pomp and flash, Prussia's Frederick the Great was a ... see all copies from $6.21! new only from $8.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Tonal Harmony, with an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Music more books like this by Stefan M Kostka add to wishlist This text emphasizes practicality and ease-of-use for both students and instructors of music. It includes sections on pitch and rhythm, the principles of voice leading, diatonic chords in major and minor keys and an introduction to 20th century practices. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Study of Counterpoint more books like this by Johann Joseph Fux, Professor Alfred Mann (Translator) add to wishlist The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work GRADUS AD PARNASSUM. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the great composers, including J.S. Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven. Originally written in Latin, this work has been translated in to the principal European ... see all copies from $6.50! new only from $10.40! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Materials and Techniques of Twentieth-Century Music more books like this by Stefan Kostka add to wishlist A core text for undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Music Theory and Harmony, Analysis of 20th-Century Music, 20th-Century Idioms, and a supplement for courses in 20th-Century Music History. This text provides the most comprehensive analytical approach to 20th-Century Music available -- from Impressionism to recent trends. It covers music from ... see all copies from $2.58! new only from $79.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Elementary harmony; theory and practice more books like this by Robert W. Ottman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $32.77! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Music for Analysis: Examples from the Common Practice Period and the Twentieth Century more books like this by Thomas Benjamin add to wishlist This text is intended for a typical two or three year theory sequence taught at all four year collages, universities and conservatories as well as many two year schools. Music theory is in-depth analysis that requires a text and an anthology of music - the musical scores that illustrate the theory. This text is an anthology that is designed to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $76.95! \| first editions
10	Harmony more books like this by Walter Piston add to wishlist see all copies from $2.44! new only from $49.73! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Technique of Orchestration more books like this by Kent Wheeler Kennan add to wishlist Instruments of the orchestra are clearly described and supported by numerous musical examples and photos. "Suggested Assignments" and "Suggested Listening" lists follow each chapter helping students master and further explore subject matter. Includes updated chapter on writing score and parts with inclusion of material on computer notation and has ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $67.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Silence: Lectures and Writings more books like this by John Cage add to wishlist Silence, A Year from Monday, M, Empty Words and X (in this order) form the five parts of a series of books in which Cage tries, as he says, "to find a way of writing which comes from ideas, is not about them, but which produces them." Often these writings include mesostics and essays created by subjecting the work of other writers to chance ... see all copies from $7.88! new only from $18.07! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Advanced Harmony, Theory & Practice more books like this by Robert W Ottman add to wishlist A companion volume to Ottman's "Elementary Harmony" (fourth edition), this volume studies 18th- and 19th-century harmony - and introduces the reader to 20th-century composition. Together the two volumes include materials ranging from music fundamentals through 20th-century music, covering the needs of the usual two-year college music theory ... see all copies from $2.09! new only from $54.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Hearing and Writing Music: Professional Training for Today's Musician more books like this by Ron Gorow add to wishlist Music is the universal language, and this book teaches readers how to speak it fluently. Designed as a self-training manual as well as a text for the classroom, it is a complete step-by-step course that dramatically improves a reader's musical skills -- through an integrated subconscious process. The only prerequisite is that the student can read ... see all copies from $7.92! new only from $21.03! \| SVS
15 view cover	Techniques and Materials of Music more books like this by Thomas Benjamin, Michael Horvit, Robert Nelson add to wishlist Designed to serve as a primary text for the first two years of college music theory, "Techniques and Materials of Music" covers all the basics of composition - including harmony, melody, and musical form. The authors present essential materials of common-practice music and an overview of 20th century techniques. Numerous hands-on exercises promote ... see all copies from $70.00! new only from $79.98! \| SVS
16 view cover	Theory of harmony more books like this by Arnold Schoenberg add to wishlist This harmony text ranges over such diverse subjects as nature, artistic creativeness, culture, and aesthetic theories of the past. The author writes of his fascination with sound; on the idea that musical order may be manifested in many inconcievable ways; and questions the need of order in music. Ninety music examples are included. see all copies from $11.59! new only from $34.95! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Study of Orchestration more books like this by Samuel Adler add to wishlist This work enables students to understand the basics of orchestrations by choosing the most appropriate instruments, instrumental combinations and instrumental techniques to write an effective orchestral score. It deals with orchestral writing for individual instruments, combinations of instruments, and full orchestra, and this edition has a new ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $62.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Computer Music Tutorial more books like this by Curtis Roads add to wishlist This is a comprehensive text and reference that covers all aspects of computer music, including digital audio, synthesis techniques, signal processing, musical input devices, performance software, editing systems, algorithmic composition, MIDI, synthesizer architecture, system interconnection, and psychoacoustics. A special effort has been made to ... see all copies from $34.00! new only from $43.95! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Composing Music: A New Approach more books like this by William Russo add to wishlist Aimed at those who have some knowledge of music but not formal training in composition, this concise introduction to composing starts right in with a brief composition exercise, then proceeds step by step through a series of increasingly complex and challenging problems, gradually expanding the student's musical grammar. "This is a wonderful book ... see all copies from $12.61! new only from $21.80! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Practice of Harmony more books like this by Peter Spencer add to wishlist For freshman/sophomore courses in Basic Music Theory, Lower Division Theory and Theory I-IV. With an emphasis on learning and understanding by doing, this text/workbook takes students from music fundamentals through harmony in common practice to some of the more important harmonic procedures of the 20th century. The approach is "additive" ... see all copies from $19.00! new only from $95.39! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Composing Digital Music for Dummies more books like this by Russell Dean Vines add to wishlist Yes, you can turn those great melodies and smokin' grooves in your head into stunning digital music! And you don't have to be a musical genius or a computer geek to do it! "Composing Digital Music For Dummies" shows you everything you need to know to compose great tunes using the hottest digital tools. This friendly, plain-English guide explains ... see all copies from $2.88! new only from $2.88! \| SVS
22 view cover	Techniques and Materials of Music: From the Common Practice Period Through the Twentieth Century more books like this by Thomas Benjamin, Michael Horvit, Robert Nelson add to wishlist Designed to serve as a primary text for the first two years of college music theory, "Techniques and Materials of Music" covers all the basics of composition - including harmony, melody, and musical form. The authors present essential materials of common-practice music and an overview of 20th century techniques. Numerous hands-on exercises promote ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $140.57! \| first editions
23 view cover	Logic Pro 8 and Logic Express 8 more books like this by David Nahmani add to wishlist This brand-new Apple-certified guide, reconceived for Logic's new interface, uses all-new projects and media files to show you how to record, produce, and polish your musical creations with Apple's professional audio software. Veteran audio producer David Nahmani uses step-by-step, project-based instruction and straightforward explanations to ... see all copies from $40.12! new only from $40.12! \| SVS
24 view cover	Techniques and Materials of Tonal Music: With an Introduction to Twentieth-Century Techniques more books like this by Thomas Benjamin add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
25 view cover	Standard Wirebound Manuscript Paper (Green Cover) more books like this by Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation (Creator) add to wishlist 96-page wirebound book; 12 staves per page; 8 1/2 inch. x 11 inch.; Music Notation Guide. see all copies from $2.19! new only from $3.27! \| SVS

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